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15th Century Bronze Indian Jain Altarpiece browse these categories for related items... All Items: Indian Subcontinent: India: Sculpture: Pre 1492: item #869885 Please refer to our stock #1103 when inquiring.
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Details: A nicely modeled example of a 15th century Jain altarpiece form either Rajasthan or Gujarat. Finely cast in openwork with the principal image of a Tirthankar (fordmaker) seated in dhyanasana on a high cushion over a throne supported by lions, with a silver Srivastava on his chest, flanked on either side by standing and seated worshippers surmounted by elephants holding the raised chattri, all backed by an open work mandorla . The stepped plinth with two seated diminutive worshippers at the sides inscribed and dated on the reverse. In Jainism, a Tirthankara or Jina (Fordmaker) is a human being who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance, a form of an Arhat. Tirthankaras are so called because they are the founders of a Tirth (ford), a Jain community which acts as a ford across the river of human misery. Age: 15th Century. Height: 18.5 cm.
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